There was some great sportsmanship on display in today’s Serie A fixture between Torino and Atalanta. Torino centre forward Andrea Belotti upheld the true spirit of the game when he was deemed by the referee to have been brought down by foul means, but his gesture was one of fair play. Not only did Belotti …
John Terry is very nearly synonymous with Chelsea after playing in royal blue for nearly two decades of his playing career. The former Chelsea captain is one who enjoys legendary status at the club, and his best interests have been aligned with the club’s best interests more often than not: even after he has sat …
Football commentary when done at its insightful best, is one of the best things about the beautiful game of football. Fans love it when an analyst or commentator breaks down any passage of play to its bare backbone, with the help of some incredible insight: but the insight got a little too much on Wednesday …
Chelsea won 1-0 against Spurs in last night’s Premier League encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A Jorginho penalty proved to be enough to secure all three points for the Blues, who were dominant throughout the outing and achieved a third consecutive clean sheet under new head coach Thomas Tuchel’s management, to inflict Spurs’ third …
Everton won 2-1 against Leeds United in their Premier League meeting at Elland Road last night. Goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin were enough to secure the three points for Carlo Ancelotti’s side, as the Toffees claimed another victory on the road to make it four away wins on the bounce. Leeds were sliced …
Liverpool lost 0-1 to Brighton at home in their Premier League clash at Anfield last night. Steven Alzate’s goal in the second half proved to be the match-winner for the Seagulls, as the defending champions have now lost back to back home games in the English top division. Liverpool dominated possession throughout the game but …
The Spanish pay television channel Movistar La Liga have made the beautiful game of football as we know it, even more beautiful with their extraordinarily clear streams of La Liga games. The channel owned by Telefónica and operated by Movistar+ telecasts games of the Spanish first division as well as the Segunda Division in an …
Liverpool turned on the heat in the second half to complete a 3-1 win against West Ham at the London Stadium. Goals from Mohamed Salah and Georginio Wijnaldum helped the defending Premier League champions emerge victorious against a tough opponent in West Ham, a side who have been in good form all throughout the season …
Any manager in the world could do with a workhorse who covers every blade of grass whenever the team requires him to, and Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce can definitely count on Miguel Almiron to do the running whenever necessary. The Paraguayan midfielder proved his mettle as an absolute engine with an almost omnipresent performance …
It has hardly been a full week since his recent appointment, and the new Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has already started to imprint his creativity in his new club’s training methods. The German manager who is well reputed for employing unusual and creative drills in training, made the Chelsea squad train with miniature-sized footballs …
Footballers often like to catch fans by surprise with unlikely transformations after their playing career is over. After Didier Drogba surprising fans by going bald soon after his retirement, and Fernando Torres gaining an incredible amount of muscle in a more recent instance, Dirk Kuyt is the latest addition to that list. His recent appearance …
Another year of Premier League football has passed, and quite a strange one it was, too. Imagine in December 2019 if someone had told you that the season would last through the summer; or that the average attendance at Old Trafford this season would be zero; or that David Moyes would be considered one of …
Liverpool delivered just the tonic for the unease in front of goal they’ve endured lately as the Reds put three goals past a Spurs side who looked pedestrian for most parts. The Reds showed their best performance since the away win against Crystal Palace as Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Milner and Gini Wijnaldum dropped near-perfect displays …
It’s all kicking off in the Milan derby as the two of the biggest guys in the world of football were all up on each other’s business at San Siro. Things went out of control when Alessio Romagnoli fouled the Belgian striker just before half-time. Some pushing ensued, a few words were exchanged and then …
Jack Wilshere last played in the FA Cup back in 2015 when Arsenal won the tournament. Six years later, he’s back in it and has just scored his first goal for the Cherries in a fourth round fixture after being months off the pitch. Cherries boss Jason Tindall opted to start with new signing Wilshere …
When a footballer sports one particular look for a substantial period of time, it essentially becomes associated with the footballer for ever. While instances such as Carlos Valderrama’s frizzy blonde hair, David Luiz’s afro, Edgar Davids’ dreadlocks and Stephen El Shaarawy’s spiked mohawk immediately come to mind, Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s ponytailed look is undisputedly yet another …
FC Goa’s Jorge Ortiz struck the woodwork not once, not twice, but three times in their clash against Kerala Blasters in their Indian Super League encounter at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, as Rahul Praveen’s second half goal cancelled out Jorge Ortiz’s goal in the first half, before …